Applied Technology High School, Abu Dhabi Boys Campus

PHYSICS 1

An ideal spring with a spring constant of is attached to a block on a horizontal surface of negligible friction. The
block is pulled back a distance , released from rest, and allowed to oscillate. This procedure is repeated several times for
different values of . The data for two different oscillations indicated by graphs and are shown.
1. The two graphs indicate oscillations with different blocks attached. Which of the following statements indicates the
graph for the block with the larger mass and provides supporting evidence?
(A) The block for graph has a larger mass because the period of oscillation is greater.
(B) The block for graph has a larger mass because the amplitude is smaller.
(C) The block for graph has a larger mass because the period of oscillation is greater.
(D) The block for graph has a larger mass because the amplitude is greater.